> 	Is it possible to set the TERM environment variable, while booted only to
> the basic/generic 1.4/VAX kernel, so that vi will work?
> 
> 	I've tried set TERM=vt220 with no success. Also, setenv doesn't seem to
> work. Any attempt to use setenv as a command returns 'Not Found.'
> 
Well, if you are using Bourne shell you should use that syntax:

# TERM=vt220 export TERM

or, 

# export TERM=vt220

Otherwise, /bin/ed is your friend :-)

-- Ragge